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Securing Internal Mast Wiring Rob19574 at 4:12am 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 11/3283 Hi All,I am in the process of doing some mast work and was wondering what the best way to secure m
Mast wiring question Roy Udwin at 2:55am 10.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1015 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. My mast lights (steaming and anchor) are not working. Obviously the bulbs o
Mast post settling Ken13505 at 12:51am 10.11.05 Islander 3/1975 I am noticing some compressing of mast post. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what to do abo
knot meter vs. gps Bill C320, Papillon at 12:45am 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 35/5740 I recently had my knotmeter overhauled by the manufacturer. I had shorted it out when working on my
What Kind of Glue Brian at 11:46pm 10.10.05 Day Sailers 15/1732 Hi, The flap on the bottom of my Hunter 170 where the center board comes out is loose. What k
hunter 25.5 cradle drawing bobdilk1 at 11:40pm 10.10.05 Smaller Boats 0/852 Does anybody have any info on the location of the pads for moving the Hunter 25.5? Or the side profi
Changing PROPS Tom Granton at 11:39pm 10.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/873 Catalina 36. I presently have a 2 blade prop 15RH13. Reverse is not very responsive. Would you recom
Water Pressure BobW at 11:28pm 10.10.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1143 On another thread a few days ago I asked about my seemingly low water pressure. I'm getting about .
Seidelmann 299 Owners - Texas Daydreams at 11:17pm 10.10.05 Seidelmann 3/1843 Hi.Anyone out there with a Seidelmann 299 arround Kemah, Galveston, Seabrook?ThanksMarty1000
Boats of Interest greenminnow at 9:27pm 10.10.05 Trailer Sailors 15/2038 Hi All, I am looking for a boat in the 20 foot size that is easy to trailer, sets up quickly, will
backstay problems geoduz at 9:21pm 10.10.05 Catalina 30 1/1469 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 tall rig, and have some concerns about the backstay configuration. It seem
Mast Raising with Roller Furler csobalvarro at 3:47pm 10.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4865 I'm planning to get a CDI roller furler for my 26D. How does this change the process of raising and
size of a genoa for a 25 scottw at 2:07pm 10.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/757 What are the measurements that I should look for not that I am trying to find a used genoa for my Ma
Electrical questions Rich at 2:02pm 10.10.05 Ask All Sailors 3/991 Two questions, actually. First, the boat is an ODay 272 with an outboard that has no charging system
New 45 Passage Center Cockpit Mac at 1:59pm 10.10.05 Big Boats 5/1024 Has anyone looked at the new 45 center cockpit? Any thoughts or comments? How does it compare to the
Tell me it's not true!!!!! Dennis at 1:25pm 10.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/866 I had always hoped to move up to a diesel powered O'Day 28 from my current outboard powered O'Day 25
Staysail Oceanis 411 Doug Seath at 12:39pm 10.10.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1723 Has anyone bought an Oceanis 411 with the optional masthead staysail or fitted an inner forestay for
serial number?? Brian at 12:31pm 10.10.05 Other Sailboats 2/1131 Hi everyone,I need to know the boat builder for the serial number CLYC 7073M77D-299.The boat is
leaking portholes in 37.5 nitroxgm at 11:43am 10.10.05 Big Boats 12/1240 I have been chasing several leaks that come and go when I discovered that my lewmar acrylic windows
companionway doors Gary Powers at 11:22am 10.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/981 TRYING TO LOCATE COMPANIONWAY DOORS FOR A 30 CATALINA. THEY HAVE SMOKED INSETS AND WERE PREVIOULSY O

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Question - H38 Dockside Water Supply - How to Use? flightlead404 at 5:25am 04.27.21 Thanks Terry its a Fischer Panda. I'll start a new thread when I'm ready to tackle it. I'm trying
Broken Mast Head (3) Ben4195 at 5:25am 04.27.21 Found it. You'll notice the forward pin is missing, but otherwise looks complete. the sheaves shoul
Race photos from Bremerton, Wa. April 24, 2021 DougM at 5:22am 04.27.21
Oday 34/35 vang mister_j at 4:47am 04.27.21 Mister J - you don't happen to own Avalon do you? My boat is Sound Advice out of Westport, MA.
Anchor light not working RoyS at 4:17am 04.27.21 By all means get an LED bulb. Significant battery drain overnight by the old incandescent bulb.
Anchor light not working (2) Brokenarm at 3:50am 04.27.21 looks like a (AquaSignal) brand, that takes a festoon style bulb,, LED replacement bulbs are availab
Hunter 34 - looking for cabin top cover kloudie1 at 3:38am 04.27.21 One of the forum members posted this excellent repair of his sea hood.. Hunter 34 Sea Hood reinstall
Mast light B37 Donsweeneyny at 2:59am 04.27.21
Beautiful work! TomY at 2:49am 04.27.21 "Beautiful work", is right!
Boarding Ladder Failure Calif. Ted at 9:31pm 04.26.21 Also try calling Railmakers, they were the OEM supplier to Catalina. Catalina Yachts
Beautiful work! nightowle at 9:27pm 04.26.21 I've looked at a lot of mermaid art for our boat, both outside vinyl decal types and art for the ins
Leaking Water Tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:27pm 04.26.21 As @Tally Ho has mentioned, you will need a sealant under the outer ring. These inspection ports ar
Hunter 27 Shore power requirements rgranger at 9:24pm 04.26.21 You need 30 amp cable. A quick Google for a shore power cable will get the cable you need and the de
Beautiful work! (1) rgranger at 9:19pm 04.26.21 @dLj and @Will Gilmore WOW!!!! Beautiful! For those thinking about a custom piece for yourself
Holding tank sender replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 04.26.21 Hey Tim, No reason you can't install an external sensor same as mine as I believe our boats are th
My Hunter 456 rgranger at 9:09pm 04.26.21
Holding tank sender replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:41pm 04.26.21 I second Dave's advice. Cleaning internal sensor units isn't a fun job, but it's actually fairly ea
Beautiful work! Stu Jackson at 8:30pm 04.26.21 Wonderful, thx for sharing.
spinlock 0814 overhaul FastOlson at 8:14pm 04.26.21 I replaced our OEM clutch banks with new Lewmar D2 clutch banks a couple of years ago. The old ones
3-oz Dacron Genoa--#6 Luff Tape? Kings Gambit at 8:12pm 04.26.21 King, Assuming you are talking a traditional constructed dacron sail, I couldn't see anything more

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